Rubric for Research

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Excellent outline

Good outline

Adequate

Inadequate

Finding a topic

 The Student will identify
a unique topic for the research
 The student will choose a topic
that was easy to find,
not taking up the challenge
of looking for information
 The student had to be
given his topic.
 The student had difficulty
make a decision on which
piece of culture to research.

Library time and

time management

 The student managed his
library time well and handed in
an outline after his/her research.
(S)He knows how to adapt quickly
and is quite independent in his learning
 The student came into the library
and got to work, but had problems finishing his outline
 The student wasted a lot time and barely finished the period
with a thesis statement
 The student completely wasted
his time, barely finding sources
of information on a piece of culture
and thus was incomplete in the first part of the assignment which was an outline.

Cultural knowledge

 The student will identify influences from different cultures(S)He can trace them in Spanish culture and show examples.
 The student's cultural and historical information is accurate and he is able to connect it partly to the course
 The student has adequate information on cultures, but does not identify influences. He or she needs more time for accomplishing the assignment
 The student has copied and pasted most of his information and has an inadequate understanding of the characteristics of the culture.

Critical thinking

 Covers all aspects of the topic. Provides an ample evidence for analysis, can compare ideas
 Understands what constitutes the cultural style but only partially sees connections
 Vaguely understands the meaning of influences in culture.
 Superficial information- Mechanical work, lack of thinking and analysis.

Use of resources

 Use of three or more print and online sources. Quotations included
Bibliography is submittedCitations are arranged by MLA format.
 Use of fewer than three print and online resources. Some internet source used. Bibliography and citations arranged without any format
 Only one text is used and no evidence of additional research.
 A cut and paste work. No citation nor bibliography